After a week of fantastic chess by America's top female chess talent, the competition has concluded. Anna Zatonskih clinched the title last night and finished her run today with another victory. Her performance over the last week was inspired and ...
Will Anna Zatonskih continue on undefeated and without chance of being caught today? Or will she stumble and let Camilla Baginskatie play catch up in this 2nd to last round. That'll be tough however as she's playing former U.S. Women's Championshi...
With only 3 rounds left to play, Round 7 begins today at the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center. With only 2 players undefeated, Zatonskih and Baginskatie, there are possibilities of an upset today, but most commentators are leaning to a...
After the "rest day" which involved most of the competitors participating in chess promotional events, various simuls, the kick off of Chess for Life at Barnes Hospital's Siteman Cancer Center, Sci-Fest at the Saint Louis Science Center and a co-o...
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 7, 2009 -- The quartet of undefeated women was reduced by one in Wednesday's round four of the 2009 U.S. Women's Chess Championship, held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. All four women played each other tod...
The most anticipated encounter of the 2009 U.S. Women's Championship took place in round three, with the top two seeds facing off for the first time since their controversial finish to the 2008 Championship. This time, as last time, the top seed, ...
Defending U.S. women's chess champion WGM Anna Zatonskih is using her versatility to keep her opponents off balance at the 2009 championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis . After two games, she was the ...
Round 2! Live with from the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center. Yesterday's games offered dynamic play and questionable moves but the day may bring more fireworks on the board. Big surprise of yesterday was the tournaments youngest playe...
Live from the 2009 U.S Women's Chess Championship at the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center. Round 1 Begins today. Listen in live when the rounds start at 2pm. listen: http://saintlouischessclub.net/ watch: http://www.saintlouischesscl...
Very exciting stuff to come from Saint Louis as The Chess Club and Scholastic Center released the following press release regarding the upcoming US Women's Chess Championship! I for one am really excited about the upcoming tournament. Being an OT...
Holy cow, games have begun, follow it live @ www.uschesschamps.com. NAKAMURA WINS! New US CHESS CHAMPION. GM Hikaru Nakamura. Winning $40,000 with an outright 1st place finish. (results below) Nakamura has won his second title at the age of 21...
Saint Louis! Round 8! Get excited :) The action is underway, you can follow the games live @ www.uschesschamps.com Final Update: Ray Robson wins vs. Enrico Sevillano. UPDATE!: Hess Defeats returning world Champions Shulman tying GM Nakamura ...
Hello, again Live, from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center Saint Louis, CCSCSL. You can as always tune in to the live broadcast at the www.uschesschamps.com. Final Update: Krush loses to Jaan Ehlvest Only game left to wrap is IM Irina Krush ...
Check out all the live action beginning at 2pm @ www.uschesschamps.com... Board White Rating Result Black Rating 1. GM Varuzhan Akobian (4) 2664 ½-½ GM Yury Shulman (4) 2697 2. GM Gata Kamsky (3½) 2798 ½-½ IM Robert Hess (3½) 2545 3. GM Alexander...
UPDATE: The live broadcast has begun and you can follow all the games at www.uschesschamps.com! Final update for me today, with only 1 game left to play IM Michael Brooks is proving again, despite refraining from top level play for a while and st...
Final Results from Round 4 from the CCSCSTL www.uschesschamps.com 1. GM Gata Kamsky (2½) 2798 ½-½ GM Joshua Friedel (2½) 2568 2. GM Yury Shulman (2½) 2697 ½-½ GM Hikaru Nakamura (2½) 2757 3. GM Alexander Onischuk (2) 2736 ½-½ IM Robert Hess (2) 2...
Thanks for reading! With only two results left to play out I'm off for the night. See you tomorrow with round 4 which should be a lot more exciting. UPDATE GM Elect Hess has fallen to GM Nakamura! Hess came out very strong in the first two round...
UPDATE The first score is in and young Tyler Hughes has fallen to GM Onischuk. Hopefully the players will come down to the media room and give their own analysis as they did yesterday. Board White Rating Resul...
Board White Rating Result Black Rating 1. GM Yury Shulman (0) 2697 1-0 IM Enrico Sevillano (0) 2549 2. GM Ildar Ibragimov (0) 2628 0-1 GM Gata Kamsky (0) 2798 3. GM Hikaru Nakamura (0) 2757 1-0 GM Alexander Shabalov (0) 2620 4. GM Joshua Friedel (...
